“…Everyone in Seattle knows about the popular Duck Dodge series that runs on the city’s Lake Union in the summer.  Almost 100 boats turn out each Tuesday for a different themed race each week.  From Hawaiian Night to Toga Night, this popular series focuses on having fun. There is no cost to enter, and there is only one rule: Don’t hit each other.

Less well known, but still well attended, is the Goosebumps series every Sunday in January and February, also on Lake Union.  Of course, it is hard to have a Hawaiian Night or a Toga night in the winter in the Pacific Northwest.  If there were a theme for the Goosebumps, it might be fleece and foulies.

With more than 20 Harbor 20s scattered around Puget Sound and various lakes, Signature Yachts, located on Lake Union is working to get boats out sailing together this winter. Five boats have already committed to at least one or two of the Sunday events, with Signature Yachts hosting the boats at its dock after the races.  2 of the 5 Boats are skippered by Women.

Plans call for tuning sessions, sail trim clinics and Harbor 20 gatherings in the spring. Signature is trying to build the Harbor 20 fleet and get the existing boats out in a fun and casual setting….”

The window to order new sails for Fleet 1 is closing in 14 days. You must purchase your new sails no later than November 30th. Your next opportunity to purchase sails will be October 1st, 2012.

Information about ordering sails can be found here.

Purchasing for tickets to the Harbor 20 Awards and Holiday Dinner is available now online. If you haven’t already received your invitation in the mail, you should in the next day or two.  This year, we’ll be accepting your reservations and ticket purchases online. Click here to purchase now. We are using PayPal, a safe and secure online payment system. This allows us to get head counts early and makes it very quick and easy for you to buy your tickets.

The committee has worked hard to reduce the ticket prices this year to encourage more to come to this annual, fun event. This year, we brought the price down to $35 per person, which includes:

• Prime Rib or Roast Turkey Dinner
• Hosted bar (wine, beer, spirits)
• Entertainment (live entertainers)
• Venue (at Lido Isle Yacht Club)

The reception starts at 6pm. Dinner starts at 7pm. Awards begin at about 8pm. If you have never attended, don’t think is is another long-winded boring awards dinner. This is the Harbor 20 group doing what they do best: drinking, eating, socializing and boasting about their tactical sailing skills.  Some even get into dancing on the dance floor after the Awards.

Who will get awarded the coveted Rain or Shine this year?  Who gets the un-coveted Broken Rudder Award?

If you planning on attending, get your tickets online today.

NHYC’s Winter Series regatta, which begins this Sunday, November 13, will include starts for Harbor 20 C Fleet racers. Details regarding the number of races for the C fleet on each day of the Series are forth coming. You can register for the regatta here.

If you have already registered but would like to change your registration from the B fleet to the C fleet, you can do so by following the instructions provided in your registration confirmation email. If you did not keep your confirmation email, contact Charlie at raceadmin@nhyc.org, or at (949) 723-6870.

 

The fastest growing fleet at the Annapolis Yacht Club is the Harbor 20. We currently have 12 Harbor 20’s registered in this years AYC Frostbite Series. The Series starts on Nov 6 and runs on sundays through March. The Harbor 20 has been a successful addition to a number of other Yacht Clubs fleets across the nation. AYC is Fleet 5 in the National Harbor Class Association.

This Saturday is the BYC Sunkist #1 Regatta and the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Regatta. The Sunkist #1 is a Fleet 1 High Point Race.

The regattas are sailed simultaneously, giving you the opportunity to win twice in one day…while supporting CHOC’s fundraiser.

Sunkist Signup

CHOC Signup

More info can be found on the BYC Website for the Sunkist Series and the CHOC Regatta.

Also, the BYC will be offering a “C Fleet” sign up, so if you have never raced, or feel that the B Fleet is too competitive, sign up to sail the “C Fleet”.

The brand new SSYC Ocean Series starts this Saturday! If you have not registered yet, so so now here.

This 4 series race is designed for those that want to experience Ocean racing in the Harbor 20. However, if conditions are such that an ocean race is not ideal for a Harbor 20, the race will be held inside the harbor.

This is a four series race, with trophies being awarded at the conclusion of the regata late in 2012. The sign up fee is only $10.

Go to the page about the race to get more details, and if you want to race this weekend, sign up now. NOR’s and Online Signup are available now.

There are many, many great photos of Harbor 20s in action available to us courtesy of Donna Griggs. Thank you Donna for giving us this special gift!!

View them in the box below, or link directly to her galleries:

2011 Championships: Saturday or Sunday
All Harbor 20 Championships
Full H20 Collection

The window to purchase a new main or jib is now open and ends on November 30th. According to the Fleet 1 rules, to remain eligible, you may only purchase sails during this window between the Championships and November 30th. Jibs may be purchased every year, while main sails can be purchased every other year.

Main sails may only be purchased from Elliott / Pattison Sailmakers. They are offering Harbor 20 boat owners a 25% discount, for a total of $1,167 plus tax. They require a 50% deposit upon order, and the sails will be finished by the end of December for the Fleet Measurer to measure them early January.  Contact: (949) 645-6697
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On Saturday October 15th, WORSA and ALYC held “Sailing for the Visually Impaired” where our Military Veterans and guest from the Braille Institute come down to the American Legion Yacht Club and got the chance to go sailing with volunteers on their sailboats.

This year the Harbor 20 Fleet 1 was well represented. There was Ed Kimball (Dragon Lady) and Michael Volk (Lighting) taking folks out in their boats, as well as Andy and Lori Everson crewing on a larger vessel allowing even more guest to enjoy a great day on the Bay.  As always, Peter Haynes was helping coordinate between LIYC and ALYC making it possible to open up slips at ALYC to facilitate loading our guest on their vessels.

They all did a great job and allowed 200 guest enjoy a sunny day out on the water.  Thank you to Ed, Michael, Lori, Andy and Peter and Harbor 20 Fleet 1.